Lot 4154
1931-D $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-63. Very rare date and a date always difficult to obtain. A boldly struck gold-surfaced coin whose high-end depth of detail in the strike complements the equally fresh warmly toned mint bloom. Sometimes on this issue, the devices that were left by the dies display the required precision due to strong die pressure, and we find that everything is finely detailed, including the centers.
The rarity of this D-mint issue should be readily evident after Akers referred to a group of fifteen to twenty examples that surfaced in the mid 1980s. While the coins in that "hoard" were sufficient to knock the 1931-D out of the same rarity class as the vaunted 1930-S, most of these graded approximately Mint State 63. And while the typical 1931-D $20 gold piece is among the least attractive of the rare late date issues, primarily because of bagmarks, the present offering takes its place near the front of the line, with ample surface originality and real beauty in a gold coin! Pop 15; 48 finer.
Estimated Value $45,000 - 55,000.
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| Realized $74,750 |
